Mortgage Paperwork as Political Weapon

The administration is treating ambiguous 'primary residence' declarations on mortgages as grounds for criminal referrals against political foes, even though experts say the practice is often legal and seldom prosecuted. ProPublica found at least three Trump cabinet officials with multiple 'primary residence' mortgages themselves. This highlights how regulators can weaponize gray areas in financial compliance to exert political pressure. — It reframes lawfare beyond DOJ by showing how financial regulators and paperwork ambiguities can be mobilized to punish rivals, threatening institutional neutrality and due process.